smart home
IMILAB C20 Review – Home Security Camera with Night Vision
Xiaomi has been investing in products from all segments and currently has partnerships with several brands in the production of smart home devices. And a →
Remo DoorCam 2 review
The Remo DoorCam 2 over-the-door home security camera is flawed in both concept and execution Home security cameras are some of the most popular smart →
Wyze Watch is a $20 smartwatch with blood-ox and 9-day battery life
Smart home company Wyze continues to break down price barriers with a new Wyze Watch smartwatch that costs a mere $20 (around £15). Despite the →
Amazon Sidewalk will not come to the UK, and that’s probably a good thing
Amazon has announced the rollout of a controversial new networking product called Sidewalk, which will use its Echo, Ring and other smart home devices to →
Amazon Echo Buds get a new Apple AirPods-beating feature to keep you fit
The Amazon Echo Buds are the smart home giant’s first true wireless earbuds, and they’ve just been given a host of new features to help →
Wyze Watch 44: Affordable Apple Watch smartwatch clone looking likely
Cheap device maker is back for another bite of the wearable pie Wyze Labs – makers of incredibly cheap and incredibly popular smart home tech →
Blue by ADT home security system review: ADT takes another shot at the DIY security space
Blue is a vast improvement over ADT’s first smart home security system, but bugs remain. Early last year, security giant ADT bought LifeShield, a home security →
Amazon Echo speakers get a nifty upgrade for building your smart home
Connecting all your smart home devices just got easier for Amazon Echo users, as the company is rolling out a new feature for the Alexa →
Ring Video Doorbell 3 vs. Ring Video Doorbell 2
Smart home security company Ring has come a long way since its beginnings on Shark Tank and subsequent acquisition by Amazon a few years back. →
Amazon Echo Dot (4th Generation) vs Amazon Echo Dot (3rd Generation)
Wondering whether you should buy the new Echo Dot or the old one? Step this way, as we run through the differences to help you →
Google Assistant Guide – Features, entertainment, smart home and more
Google Assistant is the search giant’s voice-activated virtual assistant that features in the Google Home and many Android phones alike. Designed to answer questions, manage →
Wyze Cam v3 arrives with weather-resistant design for outdoor use
Smart home company Wyze has released the third version of its cube-shaped Wyze Cam, keeping the same $20 price tag but adding some notable features →
Amazon Alexa Guide – Features, entertainment, smart home and more
The brains behind many smart products, Amazon Alexa is the voice assistant that powers the Echo smart speakers, newer Fire TV devices and more. As →
5 reasons to use Android 11’s quick access smart home controls
The smart home is always evolving, so while it may seem like there’s a level of complexity with gadgets communicating with each other and various →
Smart TVs: Everything you need to know
A smart TV makes it easy to stream movies and shows, and newer models offer voice control and smart home integration. What is a smart →
Acer Halo smart speaker serves up Google Assistant with RGB and an LED display
Most of Acer’s announcements today centered around laptops and PC gaming in some form, but one surprising reveal was that of the Halo smart speaker. →
Xiaomi Mi Smart Speaker Review
Xiaomi Mi Smart Speaker finally landed in India just in time for Amazon Great Indian festival 2020 and Flipkart Big Billion Days Sale 2020. The →
The one Homepod mini feature that Alexa can’t touch
The HomePod Mini has a smart speaker trick that Amazon and Google don’t When the Apple HomePod mini arrived, my smart home savvy friends were not exactly →
Lenovo Smart Clock Essential Review
More than any company except Google itself, Lenovo has been in the business of making Google Assistant-powered smart home devices. From smart displays to hybrid →
The Lenovo Smart Clock Essential is like an Echo Dot for Android owners
For smart home owners, it’s been a busy few weeks of announcements: last month, Amazon unveiled its slate of new smart assistant-equipped speakers and displays →
Google Assistant lands on select Samsung Smart TVs – RIP Bixby?
Samsung has revealed the Google Assistant has arrived on a selection of its 2020 Smart TVs. In a support post, Samsung says the helpful voice →
Amazon Echo Input – Review 2020
Need a little more Alexa in your life? Amazon’s Echo Input ($34.99) is basically the microphone portion scooped out of the top of an Echo →
Google Nest Audio Review
The Nest Audio is Google’s latest rival to the Amazon Echo 4. It sits between the super small Nest Mini and Google Home Max in →
New Blink Indoor & Outdoor vs Old indoor & Blink XT2
Today Amazon has announced Blink Outdoor and Indoor – Blink’s all-new flagship wireless smart home security cameras that run on two AA lithium batteries for →
Amazon has a creepiness problem
Amazon is either brazen, blasé, or oblivious to its privacy reputation, and the result is borderline-creepy products like Ring Always Home Cam and the Echo →
Amazon’s new Low Power Mode for Echo actually sounds pretty useless
Amazon just announced a new Low Power Mode for its next-generation of Echo products, which is designed to ensure less electricity is consumed when the →
Amazon Echo Dot vs Google Nest Mini: which compact smart speaker is best for you?
The best smart speakers of 2020 are hard-working gadgets, giving you access to your favorite music and clever voice assistants, and allowing you to control →
Amazon hardware refresh coming next week – new Echo and Alexa products afoot?
As if this month couldn’t get any busier, Amazon has revealed it plans to refresh its line-up of Alexa products next week. On September 24, →
Amazon Echo Studio vs Sonos One: which smart speaker is best for you?
The Amazon Echo Studio and the Sonos One are among the best smart speakers you can buy, offering voice control of your smart home devices, →
Finest gadgets coming out of IFA 2020
Held in Berlin, IFA acronym for Internationale Funkausstellung is the biggest consumer electronics show in Europe. Often seen as a warm-up for the CES in →